Diocese of Salford

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Bishop(s) Terence John Brain, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 29 September 1850 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Liverpool Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: England Region: Great Britain Square Kilometers: 1,600 (618 Square Miles) Description: Most of Greater Manchester and neighbouring parts of Lancashire. Official Web Site: http://www.salforddiocese.org.uk/ Mailing Address: 250 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5LL, England, Great Britian Telephone: (0161)834-9052 Fax: 839-7027

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Turner † (27 Jun 1851 Appointed - 13 Jul 1872 Died)
• Herbert Vaughan † (27 Sep 1872 Appointed - 8 Apr 1892 Appointed, Archbishop of Westminster, England)
• John Bilsborrow † (15 Jul 1892 Appointed - 5 Mar 1903 Died)
• Louis Charles Casartelli † (28 Aug 1903 Appointed - 18 Jan 1925 Died)
• Thomas Henshaw † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 23 Sep 1938 Died)
• Henry Vincent Marshall † (5 Aug 1939 Appointed - 14 Apr 1955 Died)
• George Andrew Beck, A.A. † (28 Nov 1955 Appointed - 29 Jan 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
• Thomas Holland † (28 Aug 1964 Appointed - 22 Jun 1983 Retired)
• Patrick Altham Kelly (9 Mar 1984 Appointed - 21 May 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
• Terence John Brain (2 Sep 1997 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 September 1850	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District	Diocese of Salford (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	315,000	2,711,215	11.6%	420	130	550	572		82	952	160	ap1951
1969	382,300	2,500,000	15.3%	415	112	527	725		112		204	ap1971*
1980	341,000	2,433,000	14.0%	367	113	480	710		186	593	206	ap1981
1990	320,720	2,403,000	13.3%	314	94	408	786		125	485	208	ap1991
1999	353,503	2,250,000	15.7%	268	83	351	1,007		115	360	186	ap2000
2000	280,014	2,250,000	12.4%	258	83	341	821		113	364	207	ap2001
2001	302,750	2,216,000	13.7%	260	87	347	872		114	310	205	ap2002
2002	277,494	2,208,000	12.6%	322	65	387	717		86	304	207	ap2003
2003	287,214	2,206,000	13.0%	250	6	256	1,121		27	183	207	ap2004
2004	287,717	2,208,000	13.0%	251	6	257	1,119		24	261	184	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Terence John Brain (Bishop: 2 Sep 1997)
• Terence Patrick Drainey (Priest: 12 Jul 1975 to 17 Nov 2007)
• Patrick Altham Kelly (Bishop: 9 Mar 1984 to 21 May 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• George Andrew Beck, A.A. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1955 to 29 Jan 1964)
• John Bilsborrow † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1892 to 5 Mar 1903)
• Geoffrey Burke † (Priest: 29 Jun 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 May 1967 to 12 Sep 1988)
• Louis Charles Casartelli † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1903 to 18 Jan 1925)
• Thomas Henshaw † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 23 Sep 1938)
• Thomas Holland † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1964 to 22 Jun 1983)
• Henry Vincent Marshall † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1939 to 14 Apr 1955)
• William Turner † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1851 to 13 Jul 1872)
• Herbert Vaughan † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1872 to 8 Apr 1892)
• John Francis Vaughan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1909 to 4 Dec 1925)